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Robert Goodwill is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party.<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/ Conservatives],Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport since 6 July 2007.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_goodwill/scarborough_and_whitby They Work For You], They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> He was appointed a Government Assistant Whip in 2010, and promoted to Whip in 2012. He was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary ([[Department for Transport]]) in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref>
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Robert Goodwill is a member of parliament (MP) for the UK [[Conservative Party]] <ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/ Conservatives],Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed shadow minister for transport in 6 July 2007.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_goodwill/scarborough_and_whitby They Work For You], They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref>  
  
In the 2015 election, Goodwill retained his seat for a third term with a majority of 6,200. <ref> [http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/indepth/elections2015/general_election/12947995.Robert_Goodwill_secures_third_term/ Robert Goodwill secures third term] ''Gazette & Herald'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
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==Parliamentary career==
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He was appointed a government assistant ship in 2010, and promoted to whip in 2012. In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary ([[Department for Transport]])<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref>
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a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. <ref> [http://road.cc/content/news/151470-robert-goodwill-reappointed-minister-cycling Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling] ''road.cc'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
  
He will remain in his role as parliamentary under secretary at the [[Department for Transport]]. <ref> [http://road.cc/content/news/151470-robert-goodwill-reappointed-minister-cycling Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling] ''road.cc'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
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Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term with a majority of 6,200. <ref> [http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/indepth/elections2015/general_election/12947995.Robert_Goodwill_secures_third_term/ Robert Goodwill secures third term] ''Gazette & Herald'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref>  
  
 
==Outside interests==
 
==Outside interests==

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Robert Goodwill

Robert Goodwill is a member of parliament (MP) for the UK Conservative Party [1] He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed shadow minister for transport in 6 July 2007.[2]

Parliamentary career

He was appointed a government assistant ship in 2010, and promoted to whip in 2012. In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary (Department for Transport)[3] a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. [4]

Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term with a majority of 6,200. [5]

Outside interests

Robert Goodwill is a managing director and has controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd. The company operates a green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington, in North Yorkshire.[6]

Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill family have lived since before 1850.[7]

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):[8]


Contact details

  • Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA[20]
  • Office email: goodwillr@parliament.uk[21]
  • Constituency Address: 21 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2ED[22]
  • Telephone: 01723 365656[23]

Notes

  1. Conservatives,Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010
  2. They Work For You, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  3. Mr Robert Goodwill, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
  4. Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling road.cc, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  5. Robert Goodwill secures third term Gazette & Herald, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  6. Register of Members Interests, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  7. Mowthorpe Garden of Rest Home,Mowthorpe website accessed 22 March 2010
  8. Register of All-Party Groups,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  9. All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  10. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Earth Sciences, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  11. [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi285.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  12. All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  13. [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi343.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  14. All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group, Register of All-Party Groups(As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  15. All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  16. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  17. All-Party Parliamentary Print Group,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  18. All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  19. Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group), Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  20. find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  21. find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  22. Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010
  23. Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010

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